This thread is even more fun and thought provoking than I had anticipated. Even if you don't feel like participating, I bet you'll find the comments, and the commenters' sites, of interest -- check them out -- and, of course, check out . . .

27 December 2006

they say our days grow longer, our nightsmore brief, but i don't notice. i act as
humans do, tying up loose ends, filingimportant human papers, cleaning signsof life from tables and floors, speakingin cliches. sleet sweeps through our dimstreets, keeping us at home, or cautiously
walking, driving, steep-stepping along icyuntrustworthy paths to go spend more ofmoney that is increasingly scarce, if thatis possible to be. increasingly scarce.

the world grows harder, colder, more
slippery. even the dogs can't keep theirfooting. my body clenches to an iron bar,sure to fall and shatter, when one booted footsteps outside. under that innocent snow --sheer treachery, bruising duplicity. never
enough. never enough warning, support,cushioning. never enough evidence tocoax belief, to elicit the faith my grand-parents felt every day, with each sureand certain step. tomorrow, they say, sun.

... all votes must be registered as comments to [A Chicken Is Not Pillage] website, or to the email address wulfgar.pillages@gmail.com ... The voting will remain open until Wednesday, December 27th. The
results will be announced before the new year. You do not need to be a
blogger to vote. You do not need to be a Montanan to vote. So, just
vote.

Watermark is nominated in the Culture categories of Most Creative and Best Written. I think I might have a shot at Most Creative, but I do believe there are better written Montana blogs out there, and there are lots of categories to vote in.

So, if you think Watermark qualifies, and you feel like giving me a little holiday lift -- go vote for Watermark. If you would like to see just how good Montana Bloggers are, go check out the nominations and pick your winners. The competition is tough, fun, and enlightening.

05 December 2006

Today is the last day to submit nominations for this year's Montana Weblog Awards. We are allowed to submit three nominations in each category. Wulfgar! tells us:

However, 6 categories remain without the appropriate number of
nominees. Remember, for a weblog to be nominated it needs at least 3
people to nominate it. For a Category to go forward, it needs at least
3 nominees to appear.

. . . you do not need to be a Montanan or even have a website to submit your
nominations. You simply must be a reader and aficionado of (some)
Montana weblogs. I ask again that you submit your entries as comments
to this website [A Chicken Is Not Pillage] (any post will do, what I really need is the email that
comes with the comment), or submit to the email
wulfgar.pillages@gmail.com.

This has been a tough one. For one thing, there are so many new Montana blogs that I'm not familiar with, and did not have time to get acquainted before this deadline (though I've added a few to my Bloglines.) So most of my nominations are for blogs I have been reading for awhile -- including this one. And yes, I have nominated my own blog, where I felt it would be competitive.

I didn't nominate in areas I don't know, and I didn't nominate for "Best Post" -- just too overwhelming. If anyone feels that one of my own posts is that good, hey -- go for it. You have until the end of the day to nominate; then the voting begins.

Here are my nominations -- go give them a look, and Happy reading! Oh -- and don't forget to stop by and Introduce Yourself!

A Drivel Runs Through It|Patia Stephens (I realize this is not thought of as a humor blog, but Patia has a sense of humor that runs through everything, and makes me laugh. I especially like her cranky posts. Not that I relate, or anything.)

Special

Best post:

Best series of posts relating to given topic:

Prairie Mary's series on Animal Control. Sadly, Blogger does not provide categories -- but one of the posts is here, and others surround it. She reminds us: Humans are animals but animals are not human.